Peerless Pump ELS - Table of Contents

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2005 Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………… 1
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ……………………………………… 2
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED………………………………… 3
CHECKING THE WELL OR SUMP……………………………………………. 4
DEVELOPING THE WELL ……………………………………………………... 4
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION………………………………………………... 5
Approximate weight of water-filled pump column 5
UNLOADING THE PARTS………………………………………………………………… 8
PREPARING THE PARTS FOR INSTALLATION…………………………………. 9
Preparation of shaft sections 10
Verification of shaft straightness (measuring “run-out”) 10
Preparation of tube sections 11
INSTALLING THE BOWL UNIT…………………………………………………………. 11
INSTALLATION OF SHAFT, ENCLOSING TUBE, AND COLUMN ……… 15
Preferred method 15
Alternate method (when head space is limited) 17
INSTALLATION OF THE DISCHARGE HEAD………………………………. 20
LEVELING THE PUMP…………………………………………………………. 23
GROUTING THE DISCHARGE HEAD/SOLE PLATE………………………. 24
TENSIONING THE TUBE NUT………………………………………………………….. 25
INSTALLING THE VERTICAL HOLLOW SHAFT (VHS) MOTOR…………... 27
INSTALLATION OF LUBRICATION SYSTEM …………………………………….. 31
RECOMMENDED LUBRICANTS ……………………………………………………….. 32
IMPELLER CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT…………………………………………… 35
Most Efficient Bearing and Impeller Clearances 37
STARTING THE PUMP…………………………………………………………. 40
LONG-TERM STORAGE OF VERTICAL PUMPS………………………...... 41